Poll: Tears in the Rain: Remembering Rutger Hauer

Results of 465 votes:

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   Blade Runner (1982)

    

   Hauer's big break in Hollywood after a few solid appearances (first of which was Nighthawks) was famous cyberpunk neo-noir by Ridley Scott. Much of his famous final monologue was improvised by the act…
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   The Hitcher (1986)

    

   Hauer was an avid professional race car driver but never had a proper driver's license because he was color blind. Nevertheless, when he had an opportunity he did his own stunts involving cars in the …
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   Ladyhawke (1985)

    

   "Good guy" or "bad guy", hero or anti hero; doesn't matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something magical." That was very much Hauer's motto in choosing ro…
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   Soldier of Orange (1977)

    

   As much as television put Hauer on the map in the Netherlands, so did his collaboration with director Paul Verhoeven. Although Hauer worked a lot with Verhoeven in 1970's and 1980's relationship event…
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   Escape from Sobibor (1987)

    

   Hauer portrayed many real-life figures over his lifetime, usually doing serious research to get into the role. Apart from real life Sobibor survivor Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky his roles based on true…
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   Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

    

   Speaking of directorial debuts, Hauer was a big fan of appearing in low budget passion projects, such as 2005's Minotaur and 2011's cult film Hobo With a Shotgun. He usually had very fond recollection…
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   Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

    

   Hauer was also able to create memorable and mesmerizing performances with very limited screentime. In Knockin' on Heaven's Door he barely has a minute, while in both Sin City (2005) and Batman Begins …
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   The Hitcher (2007)

    

   Sometimes Hauer barely missed the roles. Apart from aforementioned case of RoboCop (1987) he almost appeared in cameo in remake of The Hitcher. He was also the first choice and prototype for Lestate i…
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   Monsieur Hawarden (1968)

    

   Hauer's first ever work in film, a bit part in the 1968 movie Monsieur Hawarden ended up on the cutting room floor. To this day his performance in the movies was never seen.
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    Iron Mask (2019)

     

    Despite his passing still seems to soon at age 75, we will see plenty of Hauer's new work in recent years as he was a very prolific international actor. Before his passing Hauer filmed roles in Journ…
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    Omega Doom (1996)

     

    Hauer often appeared in b-movies, but he never slacked in them as an actor, often elevating whole productions with his presence. Among such b-movies are The Blood of Heroes (1989), Wedlock (1991), Spl…
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    Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love (1989)

     

    Hauer's only writing credit are dialogues from this 1989 underrated drama where he portrays John Knott, a newspaper reporter who finds out he has AIDS and is afraid for his family as a result. Hauer w…
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    Crossworlds (1996)

     

    While in many cases "direct-to-video" means very cheap and shoddy productions, Hauer often elevated even them, given the right screentime and making a few cult classics in the process. One m…
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    Floris (1969)

     

    Hauer's breakthrough was in television and he later went on to appear in many television series over the years, usually as a special guest star. Hauer's television credits include, among others, "…
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    Kylie Minogue: On a Night Like This (2000)

     

    Hauer appeared in some music videos and commercials, but not all of them are on IMDb as of 2019. So, as of year of his death his filmography is largely incomplete due to that and will expand even furt…
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    The Room (2001)

     

    All Hauer's directorial works were short films, but they won him quite a few accolades and praise, as well as some awards. Hauer also loved to teach directing in his own school and on master classes s…